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Kalashnikov may refer to:
Weapons
- Kalashnikov rifle, a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov
- Kalashnikov Concern, Russian manufacturer of the rifles and other weapons
People
- Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919−2013), Russian small arms designer, designer of the AK-47 assault rifle
- Aleksandr Kalashnikov (born 1987), Russian footballer
- Ilya Kalashnikov (born 1982), Russian footballer
- Marina Kalashnikova, Russian historian and freelance journalist
- Maxim Kalashnikov (born 1966), Russian writer and political activist
- Nicholas Kalashnikoff, Russian writer whose books include Jumper, Toyon, Yakub and The Defender
- Nikolay Kalashnikov (born 1940), Russian Olympic water polo player
- Oksana Kalashnikova, Georgian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit
- Oleg Kalashnikov (1962−2015), Ukrainian politician, murdered in 2015
- Victor Kalashnikov (born 1942), Russian small arms designer, son of Mikhail Kalashnikov
- Viktor Kalashnikov, Russian journalist and ex-KGB officer
- Vladimir Kalashnikov (born 1953), Russian footballer and coach
- Vyacheslav Kalashnikov (born 1985), Russian footballer
Creative works
- The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov, poem by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1837
- The Merchant Kalashnikov, opera by Anton Rubinstein, based on Lermontov's poem
- Song About the Merchant Kalashnikov (film), a 1909 Russian film by Vasily Goncharov, based on Lermontov's poem
- "Kalasnjikov", a song from the soundtrack to Emir Kusturica's film Underground
Other uses
- Kalashnikov culture, a tradition of weapon ownership in Pakistan
- Kalashnikov Variation, a form of the Sicilian Defense in chess
See also
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